European Explorers Crossword
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
 
 
Down: 1) Another explorer looking for the elusive Cibola all over the southwest of the New World. He found the Grand Canyon, but no gold (1540)2) Failing to find Florida, he was captured by Native Americans only to escape and explore what is now Texas where he heard rumors about Cibola, "The Seven Cities of Gold" (1528) 4) Portugese navigator who was 'blown off course' landing in what is now Brazil (1500)5) Sailed for the Spanish and was the first explorer to discover the "New World" (1492)9) Sailing for England, he was looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia, but only went as far as a huge bay in what is now Canada (1610) Across: 3) Although he died during the three year exploration, he is still credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe (1519)6) Italian sailor hired by the king of France to find a Northwest Passage to Asia. Although unsuccessful, he did explore from what is now South Carolina up to Canada (1524)7) Conquistador who was in search of gold, but instead became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (1501)8) Italian explorer sailing for England who found an island off of what is now Canada (1497)10) After hearing rumors of Cibola, he explored Florida and the entire southeastern portion of the new world. He died without finding any gold (1539)11) Looked for a western river that led to Asia, and were the first Europeans to travel what is now the MIssissippi river (1673)12) Portugese sailor who successfully found a route to Asia around the southern tip of Africa (1497)
 

 

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